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One reason for the squeeze on both companies is the strength of the U.S. dollar, which has crimped overseas sales. Revlon in particular made the mistake of force-feeding its gigantic product lines, 3,000 items in all, into small countries, where there was simply not enough customer demand. The...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shake-Out in the Skin Game | 10/11/1982 | See Source »

Not yet. Hoping to squeeze out a few more screams (and mercilessly to drag the production out to full feature length) the story then goes on to an exorcism, when the mostly irrelevant Father Tom (Andrew Prine) risks his career, and his life, to wage war with the devil. Sonny...

Author: By Jacob M. Schlesinger, | Title: Horrorville Revisited | 10/8/1982 | See Source »

Milwaukee starter Pete Vukovich then threw one of the night's several errant pitches at Angel second baseman Bobby Grich, hitting him on the thigh Grich took first loading the bases for shortstop Tim Foli. Usually not a dangerous hitter. Foli managed to line a short single to left, scoring...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kison's Five-Hitter Stymies Brewers; Mr. October Sets Series RBI Record | 10/7/1982 | See Source »

Whiteyball means leading the majors, with the exception of the Rickey Henderson A's, in stolen bases, successfully employing the squeeze play almost two dozen times, and always sending the man home from third it also means third string catcher Glenn Brummer stealing home with two outs in the bottom...

Author: By Jonathan B. Losos, | Title: A Playoff Appearance Is In the Cards | 9/23/1982 | See Source »

It was the sort of week that served perfectly to concentrate the minds of bankers and finance ministers. The occasion was the 37th annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Toronto, and while none of the moneymen faced the immediate prospect of hanging, a few...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Bankers Have the Jitters | 9/20/1982 | See Source »

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